CAVS Publications
Search Publications
Liu, Y., Iacomini, D. W., Powell, B., Gafford, J., Ball, J. E., & Shi, J. (2019). Development, Testing, and Assessment of a Kinematic Path-following Model for Towing Vehicle Systems. SAE International Journal of Vehicle Dynamics, Stability, and NVH. Society of Automotive Engineers. 3(1), 1-14.
Liu, Y., Gafford, J., Ball, J. E., & Burch V, R. F. (2018). A Kinematic Modeling Framework for Prediction of Instantaneous Status of Towing Vehicle Systems. SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars – Mechanical Systems. Society of Automotive Engineers. 11(2), 177-190.
Lemmon, A., Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., & Parker, C. (2014). Instability in Half-Bridge Circuits Switched with Wide Band-Gap Transistors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. IEEE. 29(5), 2380-2392. DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2013.2273275. [Document]
Lemmon, A., Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., & Parker, C. (2013). Stability Considerations for Silicon Carbide Field Effect Transistors. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics Letters. IEEE. 28, 4453-4459. [Document]
Cheng, L., Mazzola, M., Molen, M., Gafford, J., Parker, C., Kelly, R. L., Bondarenko, V., Sheridan, D., & Scofield, J. D. (2008). HIGH-TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE OF 4H-SIC VJFET SWITCHES FOR 200-A/600-V POWER MODULE APPLICATION. International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. 18.
Peer-Reviewed Conference Abstracts
Mazzola, M., & Gafford, J. (2004). Assessment of "Normally On" and "Quasi On" SiC VJFET's in Half-bridge Circuits. Trans Tech Publications Ltd. 457-460(II), 1153-1156. [Abstract] [Document Site]
Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., & Molen, M. (2004). A High Power Density, Full-bridge Parallel Load Resonant ZVZCS DC-DC Converter. Collection of Technical Papers - 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference / Providence, RI, United states: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.. 3, 1532-1540. [Abstract] [Document Site]
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
Davis, M., Cagle, L. D., Morgan, C., Hudson, C. R., Ball, J. E., Anderson, D., Bethel, C. L., Liu, Y., Gafford, J., & LeClair, A. M. (2018). Hydra: A Modular, Universal Multisensory Data Collection System. SPIE DCS Defense and Security Program and Symposium. Orlando, FL.
Liu, Y., Abdelwahed, S., Ball, J. E., Burch V, R. F., Gafford, J., Doude, M., & Mazzola, M. (2017). Development of a Dynamic Modeling Framework to Predict Instantaneous Status of Towing Vehicle Systems. SAE World Congress 2017. Detroit, MI: SAE.
Shahverdi, M., Mazzola, M., Sockeel, N., & Gafford, J. (2014). High Bandwidth Energy Storage Devices for HEV/EV Energy Storage System. IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC 2014). Dearborn, MI: IEEE. [Abstract]
Lemmon, A., Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., & Parker, C. (2014). Ensuring Volt-Second Balance in High-Power-Density Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Converter Design. IEEE International Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC 2014). Ft Worth, TX: IEEE. [Document]
Gafford, J., Mazzola, M., Lemmon, A., & Parker, C. (2013). Stable High DV/dt Switching of SiC JFETs Using Simple Drive Methods. Proceedings of the Applied Power Electronics Conference 2013. Long Beach, CA: IEEE. 2450-2452. [Document]
Shahverdi, M., Mazzola, M., Schrader, R. K., Lemmon, A., Parker, C., & Gafford, J. (2013). Active Gate Drive Solutions for Improving SiC JFET Switching Dynamics. Proceedings of the Applied Power Electronics Conference 2013. Long Beach, CA: IEEE. 2739-2743. [Document]
Li, J., Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., & Younan, N. H. (2012). A New Parameter Estimation Algorithm for An Electrical Analogue Battery Model. Proceedings of the 27th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Orlando, FL.
Young, M., Phillips, S., Card, A., Molen, M., Gafford, J., & Mazzola, M. (2010). Simulation of Various On-Board Vehicle Power Generation Architectures for Stationary Applications. Proceeding of GVSETS 2010. Dearborn,MI.
Gafford, J., Mazzola, M., Molen, M., Parker, C., Sheridan, D., & Bondarenko, V. (2010). A 1200-V 600-A Silicon-Carbide Half-Bridge Power Module for Drop-In Replacement of an IGBT IPM. 2010 SAE World Conference. Detroit, MI.
Gafford, J., Mazzola, M., Robbins, J., & Molen, M. (2008). A Multi-kilowatt High-frequency AC-link Inverter for Conversion of Low-voltage DC to Utility Power Voltages. PESC '08 - 39th IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference / Rhodes, Greece: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 445 Hoes Lane / P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, N. 3707-3712. [Abstract] [Document Site]
Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., Parker, C., & Molen, M. (2008). Inductive Switching with a 1-ka (Saturation) Normally on SiC JFET Switch Module. 2008 IEEE International Power Modulators and High Voltage Conference, PMHVC / Las Vegas, NV, United States: Inst. of Elec. and Elec. Eng. Computer Society, 445 Hoes Lane - P.O.Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855-1. 21-24. [Abstract] [Document Site]
Non-Refereed Conference Papers
Lemmon, A., Mazzola, M., Gafford, J., & Parker, C. (2013). Gate-Drive Considerations for Silicon Carbide FET-Based Half-Bridge Circuits. PCIM Europe 2013. Nuremberg, Germany: VDE VERLAG GMBH. 311-318. [Document]
Schrader, R. K., Mazzola, M., & Gafford, J. (2013). Diode-Free Synchronous Rectification Using a SiC Trench JFET. PCIM Europe 2013. Nuremberg, Germany: VDE VERLAG GMBH. 333-336. [Document]
Speer, K. M., Schrader, R. K., Sheridan, D. C., Lemmon, A., Gafford, J., Parker, C., Mazzola, M., & Casady, J. B. (2012). High-temperature Characterization of a 1200 V Power Module with 36 Mm2 of SiC VJFET Area. Proceedings of the High Temperature Electronics Conference (HITEC 2012). Albuquerque, NM: IMAPS. [Document]
Professional Presentations
Cheng, L., Mazzola, M., Molen, M., Gafford, J., Parker, C., Kelly, R. L., Bondarenko, V., Sheridan, D., & Scofield, J. D. (2008). HIGH-TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE OF 4H-SIC VJFET SWITCHES FOR 200-A/600-V POWER MODULE APPLICATION. 2008 LESTER EASTMAN CONFERENCE ON HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICES. University of Delaware, DE.
Awards and Recognitions
Gafford, J. (2010). Bagely College of Engineering Research Staff Award. Mississippi State University.
Gafford, J. (2010). Research Support Staff Research Award. Office of Research & Economic Development, Mississippi State University.